Alejandro Grimaldo burns his last chance to sign for Real Madrid: 'My favorite'

Real Madrid keeps looking for the necessary signings to rebuild the first team. The arrival of Xabi Alonso to the first team, as a replacement for Carlo Ancelotti on the home bench at Santiago Bernabéu, is accompanied by several suggestions in that regard. Some have already been fulfilled, while others are getting closer to becoming a reality.

But there are still doubts about signing a left-back. The current Bayer Leverkusen coach has made it clear that an addition is needed in that position and has proposed several candidates who would fit well in his opinion. In the offices of Valdebebas, they are still deliberating about the footballer they will finally sign, a process that sparks many reactions.

One of the latest comes through Álex Grimaldo himself, one of the potential candidates Real Madrid is considering in their debate for the left-back this summer. The Bayer Leverkusen player, one of Xabi Alonso's "favorites" in the werkself instance, would look favorably on wearing the white jersey starting from the Club World Cup. A decision has not yet been made.

That's why the player keeps "pressuring" through multiple hints like the one made less than a day ago in his latest interview. The defender spoke with "El Chiringuito de Jugones", amid rumors linking him to Real Madrid, and gave a very striking response... which surely won't go unnoticed among the white fans.

He's trying

Asked about his favorite left-back, Álex Grimaldo had no doubts in pointing to Marcelo Vieira. The former "12" of Real Madrid would be his reference player in every sense, especially considering that they shared the position until the recent retirement of the verdeamarelo defender.

Those words are a clear attempt to approach Real Madrid amid the left-back debate. Álex Grimaldo would also know that the focus of the white sports management is set on Álvaro Carreras, a footballer who would offer a more appealing profile for the executives led by Florentino Pérez. The comparisons are not only focused on the tactical virtues of both footballers.

Because Álex Grimaldo is a fantastic option for several aspects of the game in which Álvaro Carreras doesn't have much impact... and vice versa, as shown by the reports handled by Real Madrid in this possible addition requested by Xabi Alonso. The key factor in this debate would be the age of the two main candidates to occupy that position in Santiago Bernabéu locker room.

Álex Grimaldo is almost 30 years old, an age at which Real Madrid only makes signings as a free agent and offers annual renewals. Meanwhile, Álvaro Carreras is barely 22 years old, an ideal time to establish himself as a key player in the sports project and offer approximately a decade of elite performance to the club.